just moments away, the search for survivors. the death toll keeps climbing. we will have a live report. in your home, a plea deal for gilbert arenas. the basketball star is working on a plan that in keeping out of jail. later, we'll talk about the late show shuffle that could be coming to and end. conan o'brien is the odd man out. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. thank you for joining us. i am alison starling. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes.

lisa baden is standing by with the latest on the traffic. let's start with brian and the weather. we have a long holiday weekend. >> yesterday, we hit 50 degrees. we finally hit 50. we will be in the low 50's today. we do have something, some rain by sunday. upper 20's in martinsburg. 36 downtown. not nearly as cold this morning. let's call it partly sunny. pleasant and a mile. low 50's. looking good. -- pleasant and mild. >> this is a smile on my face. we started off on a rough notes yesterday. this morning, everything looks good. this is 270 travel. uneventful. everything is open. montrose road over 270.

the beltway through montgomery county is open. good in fairfax and nothing complicated heading into the district. back to you. >> thank you. we turn to our top story. the urgent rescue effort after the deadly earthquake in haiti. rescuers are trying to find anyone. the body count keeps piling up. more than 50,000 people died in the quake. international aid is taking too long to arrive because all of the roads and airports are damaged. pamela brown has the very latest. good morning to you. >> despite the pledge by president obama, aid is trickling in to port-au-

prince. survivors are caught underneath the rubble. search and rescue teams are racing against the clock and digging through the rubble, pulling out those trapped for more than two days. last night, a rescue team pulled out one person from this hotel. she stilmanaged to thank her rescuers. >> thank you. thank you for saving my life. >> are you doing all right now? how bad was it in there? very bad. >> 8 d.c. man was rescued soon afterwards. -- a d.c. man was rescued soon afterwards. makeshift morgues are set up in churches. regular hospitals have clouds, leaving thousands desperate for

medical treatment -- regular hospitals have collapsed, leaving thousands of desperate for medical treatment. more help is on the way but not soon enough. the efforts are delayed. the airport is operational only for military and humanitarian efforts. there's no reason to land in port-au-prince and not enough fuel to go back. a desperate situation. >> so tragic. we are learning more about the dead in haiti. >> i am sad to report that a cultural affairs officer at the u.s. embassy died in the collapse of her home following the earthquake in haiti. >> she served as a diplomat and have been stationed in haiti

since last year. it university of virginia graduate student was among those killed. stephanie was home with her family and suffered a head injury when the earthquake hit. we have gotten so many calls help people can help. we are teaming up saved the children. people are on the ground to provide immediate relief to the haian children and their families. you can go to our websites wjla.com for a link to their website. 100% of your donation will go to the work of save the children. stay with abc 74 continuing coverage. we will hunt you latest relief efforts and how the u.s. military is preparing for that disaster. -- stay with abc 7 4 continuing coverage. gilbert arenas is expected

to plead guilty in court later today. there is a maximum penalty of five years in prison. this play is part of a deal that could keep him out of jail. we will have more details in a live report. we have breaking news out of silver spring. police are searching for a burglary suspect who led them on a car chase. it ended at seminary road. police said one suspect is now in custody. we will bring you more details as they become available. in prince george's county, police are investigating after a man was found dead overnight. police received a call to check on the welfare of a man who was lying in the 5400 block of water street. there was a trauma to his body

and he was pronounced dead at the same. john catoe is stepping down from metro. his retirement will let metro move beyond its current distractions. there was a series of accidents, some of them a deadly. jim graham said the board regrets catoe's decision and they have the board's full confidence. a frederick man is charged with negligent driving after a fiery accident yesterday. a tanker truck overturned yesterday and burst into flames. the driver was able to get out safely. the accident caused massive traffic problems and delays. it looks like conan o'brien will be making an exit from late

night. his last show will be will be from today. this will allow jay leno to reclaim his old time slot. the show had been scheduled to go on hiatus about that same time. nbc is denying any final deals. it all came down to ratings. they were better with jay leno. 5:08, 31 degrees. a warning for metro riders. it could be more difficult to get to work on monday. it is a holiday. >> people on the ground are disconnected. >> some local people are helping rescue workers find their way. enjoy the weather. warm weather could be gone by the weekend. you're watching

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a very good morning. we have made it to the end of the week. low 50's today. it should be a nice finish to the work week. temperatures range milder this morning.

29 in alexandria. partly sunny today. pleasant and mild. low 50's. there could be some rain in the middle of fair by sunday. >> we are thrilled to have you with us this morning. interstate travel is open. we have volume of traffic starting to grow. 95 and 66 in virginia, we have a yellow arrows to show the direction of the rush hour. a nice ride on route 4, par-5, and 295. good at the american legion bridge. -- route 4, route 5. >> thank you. an important note for metro riders. the red line will be closed from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. crews will be doing contract

work. there'll be no red line service between white flint and medical center. free shuttle buses will run. 5:13, 31 degrees. would you like wifi with that? fast food meets free internet. we will talk about the blame game. the pentagon wants to punish mbers of the

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trying to get help to haiti. president obama has pledged $100 million in aid and thousands of troops are on th way to help with relief efforts. the red cross estimates up to 50,000 people were killed. gilbert arenas is expected to plead guilty to a gun charge later today. he has been slapped with one felony count. the plea is in exchange for a little or no jail time. up to eight army officers could be punished for ignoring warning signs. a review sites of the officer knew of nidal hasan's erratic behavior but still promoted him. an arlington company is providing images of the destruction in haiti. the company is called fortius

one. they are reworking maps of haiti by piecing together a new satellite photos. these maps are helping the volunteers on the ground to know where to travel. 5:17. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. let's begin with lisa baden. what a difference a day makes after yesterday. >> montrose road has been opened at 270. no problems as far as beltway traffic. we look good through northeast and southeast. travel times are in our favor along 95 from baltimore to richmond. uneventful ride between 70 and the beltway. >> outside this morning, not nearly as cold. 37 onlin olney.

high pressure is overhead. we will show you the big picture. there is a. h keeping -- there is a blue h keeping us up dry. let's get over to the maps. here is the set up for the next 48 hours. warm today and pleasant. a really nice day. a wheat system drops through. still nice and pleasant tomorrow -- a system drops through. this system will get closer. we do look for a cold rain on sunday. it will be more of a mixed in the mountains and. no major winter weather around here. just a cold rain on sunday. we clear out for martin luther king day. we start with sun and finished with sun. a good mile stretch except for

sunday. >> thank you. a warning from microsoft users. you could be exposed to hackers. fries and wifi. >> burgers, fries, and wifi. mcdonald's is offering free internet service. 11,500 locations will offer the free service. many restaurants have had wifi for your but it was not free. microsoft said a flaw was partly responsible for an attack on google. microsoft says the security hole can be closed by setting the security zone too high. they may issue a security of update.

we may do more talking than tapping. speech recognition software is becoming popular. one popular program was recently tested. >> i am dictating text into an iphone. i am doing so with this dragon dictation application. it is free for the iphone. you can just speak out command and it gets captured with accuracy on the iphone. my test was fast but it was pretty accurate. there was not a lot of background noise. it is a pretty impressive application and it is free. check it out >> december was their record month for the video industry. more than $5.5 billion was spent, the st oin any month.

for more information, log onto the tech page at abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. i'm eric horng. 5:21. we have about 31 degrees. when basketball team's shoot nearly 70%, good things usually result. would georgetown's phenomenal actressy be enough? later on "oprah," we will go behind the scenes on "avatar."

good morning. we start with college basketball. georgetown won last night. this ended in a hurry. this is a 15-0 hora run. -- hoya run. cseton hall struggled throughout the first half. 40-26 georgetown. the hoyas rolled over the pirates. georgetown is now 4-1 in the big east. let's go to alumni hall.

chris harris carried the midshipmen. navy goes to 2-0 in conference play. have a great day. >> thank you. 5:25. let's get the latest headlines in business news from linda bell live in new york. happy friday. >> intel is looking chipper this morning. there reporting results and a revenue forecast that is above the bloomberg analyst estimate. they expect profit margins to hit a 10-year high. intel is the world's largest chipmaker. this may be a sign of the computer industry has shaken off the effects of the recession. is the cost of living going up? we have the latest numbers on

10th inflation. we will get a report this morning. economists say consumer prices likely gained slightly last month but at a slower pace. most of those gains likely came from food and energy prices. take a look at stock index futures, indicating a slightly higher opening this morning. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i am linda bell. back to you. >> thank you. 5:26. still ahead, today culd be the deadline for a deal on health care. we will see where the compromise stance. >> i have gone on a lot of missions. it is hard to sit here and see what is going on and we're not there yet. >> first responders prepare for a disaster area. >> good morning.

gilbert arenas will have his day in court. i am courtney robinson. i will have details on this felony gun charge. an investigation into another player. >> we are live in the weather center. it is friday. it will be the warmest day of the week. it will be the warmest day of the week. what

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. and good morning, washington. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i am alison starling.

your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we have a long holiday weekend coming up. it sounds like a mixed bag. >> there could be some snow flakes mixed in at the beginning. but nothing major. it is just rain. and we will start and finish with sunshine. kind of interesting. doug is not here today. >> he is playing golf. >> we have temperatures in the 20's. 24 in chantilly. not nearly as coal. partly cloudy today. it will be cord just this afternoon. -- not nearly as cold. -- it will be gorgeous this afternoon. what on sunday. on monday, we get back into sunshine. that is good news. traic is better than yesterday. >> 270 is opened and montrose

road is open. 395 it looks good in case you head to the pentagon. i getting calls about a possible crashed on the beltway near georgia avenue. this is heading to college park. let's see if i can pull something up in that area. this is bethesda. i do not have that camera. that would be cheating. there is no camera there. let's go back to alison. >> no cheating. thank you so much. so difficult to talk about today, the desperate need for help in haiti. the red cross estimates more than 50,000 people are dead. aid is pouring in. it is taking a long time to get where it needs to because of damaged roads. we are hearing amazing stories of survival thanks to those

rescue crews, one of course from fairfax, virginia. pamela brown is live with the latest. good morning. >> the stories of survival are offering glimmers of hope. there are 310 american rescue personnel on the ground port-au- prince. there are working with limited resources to treat these survivors because aid is trickling in. as the window for survivors narrows, they are racing against the clock and pulling out those trapped for more than two days. >> she is extremely thursday. >> an american was pulled out from a collapsed hotel. she managed to thank her rescuers. >> thank you for saving my life. >> her colleague was rescued

soon afterwards. the stories of survival give some hopeful. makeshift morgues are set up in churches because cemeteries are filled to capacity. regular hospitals have collapsed or have no more room. >> in the next few days, people are going to be running out of food and water. it is urgent. >> more help is on the way. the airport in port-au-prince is overwhelmed. planes have to circle up to an hour before landing or ever to a nearby airport. aid cannot come soon enough. a heartbreaking situation. >> absolutely. former presidents will lead private sector fundraising efforts. bill clinton and george w. bush.

president obama called them and asked them to help out. we have some breaking news. virginia police have issued an amber color. police believe a young girl may have been abducted from roanoke yesterday. he is believed to be in extreme danger. he may be with three adult males faugh traveling in a white chevy blazer. if you see this boy, you're asked to call police. a police chase started soon after 4:00 this morning. two officers suspects -- officers chased two suspects wanted for burglary. gilbert arenas is due in a

d.c. court later on today. he is expected to enter a plea to a felony gun charge. he could face up to fiveears in prison. he might not ever set foot in jail. >> that is a possibility. it is possible arenas of prosecutors reached a plea agreement that could result in community service, a fine, or a combination of both. this is not the first time arenas has faced a gun charge. he was convicted of a misdemeanor in california several years ago. he will be back in court facing a felony gun charge. the wizards suspeed gilbert arenas and he will finally have his day in a court, facing a felony gun charge. >> i hope it is lesson learned.

>> prosecutors brought down that charged yesterday. if follows his own admission he brought the unloaded guns from his home and kept them inside the wizards of locker room. there were four guns. >> if he committed the cmes, he should do the time. >> his possession came to light after an incident between him and javaris crittenton in which the guerrillas admitted. guns were left with a note saying to pick one. he loaded and cocked his own guns. arlington police searched crittenton's home. >> it should have been searched. if there is a gun in the apartment below us, that would be scary. >> this is a copy of the search

warrant executed by arlington county police officers. they were looking for a silver handgun. they found nothing. clinton is under investigation. at this point, arenas is expected in court -- crittenton is under investigation. >> thank you. a major breakthrough in the debate over health care. democrats hope to reach a tentative deal by today. the have been holding marathon meetings. the latest last until 1:00 a.m. this morning. democrats have cut deal with unions to tax high-end deals. they would be exempt from the tax until the year 2018. bob mcdonnell will be inaugurated tomorrow as virginia's next governor. there will be portable bins so

people can still make coats for the salvation army. -- so people can donate coats to the salvation army. 5:38. we have 38 degrees. the first family went back to school last night. it is a letter to students in new york that has the commander in chief making headlines. >> i am matt brock 8 live and i will tell you about local efforts to help earthquake victims. >> enjoy the sunshine today and a bit of warmth because the weekend is looking a little wet. a bit of warmth because the weekend is looking a little wet.

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>> hello. i am from the principal therapy sports medicine center. the students are exploring careers in medicine. >> good morning, washington. and welcome back. we say good morning, washington, as well. happy friday. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. it sounds like today is going to be sunny and somewhat warm. brian? >> for this time of year.

we have only had two days this month that or out of the 40's. mid 50's today. not as cold. you still want a jacket. 31 in hagerstown. at kenilworth elementary, up 32. a nice gradual warming trend. los 50's this afternoon. it will feel nice. rain by sunday. >> it will feel downright slow in spots of the beltway because of a crash, one in month permit county and one in prince george's county. right now -- one in montgomery county. fire and rescue have arrived on the scene of a crash. the right lanes are blocked. if you leave connecticut avenue heading for georgia avenue, stay to the left. leaving interest and heading to college park, there is a crash

near central avenue. it is in the left lane. there is more. through oxon hill in the local lanes under way to the wilson bridge, just before the exit, there is a stalled vehicle in the right lane. a police officer behind it. >> thank you. 5:43. >> thank you. 5:43.

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>> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. checking our top stories. 800 soldiers and a navy ship will arrive in haiti today to help with relief efforts. president obama has pledged $100

million in emergency funds. many are growing impatient for help. food and supplies have been looted. gilbert arenas is expected to plead guilty of one count today. it is a felony punishable by up to five years of prison. it could keep from out of jail. president obama is pushing to keep a democrat in 10 kennedy's seat. he is urging support for martha clooaxley. democrats need to lead this -- need to win this to hold on to the 60-vote majority. local rescue crews have already deployed to haiti, but there are some other ways to lend a hand. my partmatt brock has more.

>> we see a lot of awful things in our line of work. this is some of the worst i have ever seen. 800,000 people are in this country that are of haitian descent. many are still trying to reach family members there in haiti. some of them are trying to find ways to help out. an act of faith in hyattsville. dominic packs up supplies he hopes will make haiti its way make. he has not heard from his father. >> every time i go, i anticipate he will pick up the phone. >> he knows that every passing minute could mean the difference between life and death. at this emergency operation

center, the same reality set hands to work. >> so many children need so much help. >> victims are desperate for a. >> clean water is a major problem. >> acts of kindness. the challenge is to make sure it all gets there in time. >> abc 7 has formed a partnership with save the children. you can go to our websites wjla.com and learn how you can help out. most aid operations are saying cash is the best way you can help out. it will help buy supplies and the things they need, other than send food or clothing. most are saying to send cash. you can check with your favorite charity online. mayor fenty is due here to

announce some moved the city will do to help. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the u.s. and ask comfort will head to haiti tomorrow morning. this will be the biggest mission ever for this hospital ship. people from bethesda will be on board the comfort. the ship has 250 beds. crewmember site to want to bring hope to the people of haiti. >> it is overwhelming, which is why we would like to get there. you never get used to this. i've been on a lot of missions. it is hard to sit here and say what is going on and we're not there yet. >> the ship is expected to arrive in haiti by next friday. on this friday morning, we

switch gears to your traffic and weather. we have a long holiday weekend coming up. people want to get outdoors. >> we do have one little fly in the weekend. saturday will be good. monday is looking good. sunday will be wet. >> and you have a big birthday party for a tony. >> let's take a look outside. we have temperatures in the 20's. 26 in woodbridge. we're in the 30's in some places. there is a fair amount of mild air. let's get over to the maps. a few clouds will stream of through. no fanfare. it will be mild. down to the south, but the next system will get going. before the day, a nice end to the week. 50's and mild with sunshine. a couple of clouds.

not a bad day. tonight, temperatures at the 30- degree mark. not to chilly. tomorrow, and looks like clouds will be on the increase. upper 40's. sunday may be a wet snowflakes or two. a cold rain, near 40. on monday, near 50 again by next tuesday. >> we have three wrecks on the beltway and they are all in maryland. first is on the inner loop local lanes between 210 and 295. it is starting to cause it back up. the others are on the beltway, one in prince george's county and one in montgomery county. one at georgia avenue. north and southbound at 202 is

good. these folks are unaware there has been a crash on the beltway. we're good leaving the dulles airport area. nothing complicated on route 7 to get to tysons. we'll go back to >> thank you. alison> 5:53, 31 degrees. we continue. alison> 5:53, 31 degrees. we continue.

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after a big night. they spent the night at sidwell friends school where there was a recital. some students in syracuse are upset with the president. they asked him to come to their school and build a snowman. they received a form letter that did not answer their questions. the date on the november was november 6. they did not mail the letter until november 13. >> i think his office could have done better than that. >> they are paying people to be rude to people in his own country. >> the students sent a second letter last week and expressed their frustration. they are waiting to see what kind of response if any they receive this time. they are not happy. 5:56. there is a lot more still to

come in our second hour. we will show you how a team of local bus drivers banded gether to comfort their co- workers. >> i am pamela brown. i will tell you why relief efforts are trickling into haiti. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. so far, things are much better than they were this time yesterday. - hi. - hi. okay if we look around?

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coming up, the search for survivors. rescue crews dragged earthquake victims from the rubble. the death toll keeps climbing. it developing story. police find a body near the county courthouse. later, a plea deal for gilbert arenas. the basketball star is working on a plan that could keep from out of jail. "good morning washington" continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. and good morning, washington. we are glad you're joining us on this friday morning. i am alison starling. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes.